"for a new one. Psycho (1998 film) Psycho is a 1998 American horror film produced and directed by Gus Van Sant for Universal Pictures and starring Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy and Anne Heche in leading and supporting roles. It is a modern remake of the 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, in which an embezzler arrives at an old motel run by an insane killer named Norman Bates. Both films are adapted from Robert Bloch's 1959 novel of the same name. Although this version is in color, features a different cast, and is set in"
"his ""Mother"" guise (later revealed to be Emma Spool, (Claudia Bryar)), and Mary is shot by police when she attempts to kill Norman. In the second sequel, 1986's ""Psycho III"", the shower scene appears again in a flashback, this time when Norman sees Maureen Coyle (Diana Scarwid) who reminds him of Marion. ""Mother"" tries to kill Maureen in exactly the same room and bathroom of the Bates Motel where Marion died, only to find that Maureen slit her wrists in a bathtub filled with water in an attempted suicide. Later, after being rescued by Norman, ""Mother"" kills Maureen by pushing"
"after completion of the film, and since Janet Leigh was no longer available for filming, Hitchcock had Vera Miles don a blonde wig and scream loudly as he pulled the shower curtain back in the bathroom sequence of the preview. Since the title, """"Psycho"""", instantly covers most of the screen, the switch went unnoticed by audiences for years. However, a freeze-frame analysis clearly reveals that it is Miles and not Leigh in the shower during the trailer. The film was so successful that it was reissued to theaters in 1965. A year later, CBS purchased the television rights for $450,000."
"by filming her character's shower murder scene that she went to great lengths to avoid showers for the rest of her life. For her performance, she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Leigh's role in ""Psycho"" became career-defining, and she later commented: ""I've been in a great many films, but I suppose if an actor can be remembered for one role then they're very fortunate. And in that sense I'm fortunate."" Her character's death early in the film has been noted as historically relevant by film"
"changed to Marion in the film because of a then real life Mary Crane residing in Phoenix, Arizona. In the novel, she is Norman's first victim; in the film, Norman had murdered two young girls prior. ""Psycho""'s first sequel, 1983's ""Psycho II"", starts off with a flashback to the shower scene. Marion's sister, Lila Crane (Vera Miles), now Lila Loomis, is on a crusade to keep Norman locked up. The film introduces Mary Loomis (Meg Tilly), Lila's daughter with Sam and Marion's niece. Both are killed in the film; Lila is stabbed by a woman who looks like him in"
"Psycho (1960 film) Psycho is a 1960 American psychological horror film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and written by Joseph Stefano. It stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Vera Miles, and Martin Balsam, and was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film centers on an encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane (Leigh), who ends up at a secluded motel after stealing money from her employer, and the motel's owner-manager, Norman Bates (Perkins), and its aftermath. ""Psycho"" was seen as a departure from Hitchcock's previous film ""North by Northwest"", having been filmed"
"However, after the September 11 attacks the studio pulled it from theaters. One of the most famous ""special shoot"" trailers is that used for the 1960s thriller ""Psycho"", which featured director Alfred Hitchcock giving viewers a guided tour of the Bates Motel, eventually arriving at the infamous shower. At this point, the soft-spoken Hitchcock suddenly throws the shower curtain back to reveal Vera Miles with a blood-curdling scream. As the trailer, in fact, was made after completion of the film when Janet Leigh was no longer available for filming, Hitchcock had Miles don a blonde wig for the fleeting sequence."
"by working nude, Renfro was hired as the body double for the actress Janet Leigh in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film ""Psycho"". She was paid $500. The shower scene in ""Psycho"" is considered one of the most famous scenes in cinema history. It features more than 50 camera cuts in three minutes and took six days to film. Although nudity is implied in the rapid cuts, none is seen. Hitchcock and Leigh initially maintained that only Leigh appeared in the shower. Only later did Hitchcock acknowledge that when Leigh's face is seen it is her, otherwise it is Renfro. Renfro subsequently"
"American Psycho 2 American Psycho 2 (also known as American Psycho II: All American Girl) is a 2002 American black comedy horror film and a stand-alone sequel to Mary Harron's 2000 film adaptation of ""American Psycho"". It is directed by Morgan J. Freeman and stars Mila Kunis as Rachael Newman, a driven criminology student who is drawn to murder. The film also features William Shatner as her professor. The film was adapted from a script titled ""The Girl Who Wouldn't Die"", and was originally conceived as a thriller with no association with ""American Psycho"". It was not until production began"
"""Psycho"" before its official release: after Marion was supposedly dead, one could see her blink. According to Patricia Hitchcock, talking in Laurent Bouzereau's ""making of"" documentary, Alma spotted that Leigh's character appeared to take a breath. In either case, the postmortem activity was edited out and was never seen by audiences. Although Marion's eyes should be dilated after her death, the contact lenses necessary for this effect would have required six weeks of acclimation to wear them, so Hitchcock decided to forgo them. It is often claimed that, despite its graphic nature, the shower scene never once shows a knife"
"and kill her. To save her, he urges her to leave and never come back. She drives away with the money to begin a new life, while Sam who came to the motel to find her is killed by Norman as Sam takes a shower. Marion Crane Marion Crane (known in the original novel as Mary Crane), also under the alias Marie Samuels, is a fictional character created by American author Robert Bloch in his 1959 thriller novel ""Psycho""; portrayed by Janet Leigh in the 1960 version of ""Psycho"" directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She is also portrayed by Anne Heche"
"influence can be seen in Kanye West's music video ""Love Lockdown"". The film has generated various academic work that examines the film as a form of social critique. A direct-to-video sequel, ""American Psycho 2"", directed by Morgan J. Freeman and starring Mila Kunis, was released in 2002. The sequel's only connection with the original is the death of Patrick Bateman (played by Michael Kremko wearing a face mask), briefly shown in a flashback. The film was denounced by ""American Psycho"" author Bret Easton Ellis. In 2005, star Mila Kunis expressed embarrassment over the film, and spoke out against the idea"
"the film's 50th anniversary, featuring yet another different cover. The film is also included on two different Alfred Hitchcock Blu-ray boxsets from Universal. The following publications are among those devoted to the production of ""Psycho"": Psycho (1960 film) Psycho is a 1960 American psychological horror film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and written by Joseph Stefano. It stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Vera Miles, and Martin Balsam, and was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film centers on an encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane (Leigh), who ends up at"
"American Psycho (film) American Psycho is a 2000 Canadian-American satirical black comedy psychological horror film co-written and directed by Mary Harron, based on Bret Easton Ellis's 1991 novel of the same name. It stars Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Josh Lucas, Chloë Sevigny, Samantha Mathis, Cara Seymour, Justin Theroux, Guinevere Turner, and Reese Witherspoon. Producer Edward R. Pressman purchased the film rights to the novel in 1992. After discussions with David Cronenberg fell through, Harron was brought on to direct and cast Bale in the lead role. Lionsgate acquired worldwide distribution in 1997 and temporarily replaced Harron and Bale"
"the door. Jackie sprayed shampoo on the floor and grabbed an ornament to use as a weapon. The thug broke into the bathroom and walked towards Jackie, however slipped on the shampoo and hit his head on the edge of the bath, which killed him instantly. With the aid of Charlie and Tanja, Jackie had the body disposed of, and Jackie and her son flew back to Australia. Rebecca Mitchell is played by Tamzin Outhwaite. She was arguably the main character, appearing first on cast introduction in the opening credits. However, at the end of series 2 she is written"
"character had been voiced by Virginia Gregg and Jeanette Nolan. In his 2002 book ""Body Double"", author Don Lasseter compounded the confusion and wrote that Davis and Renfro were the same person, meaning that Renfro was dead. Author Robert Graysmith, who had a lifelong fascination with Renfro, noted a comment by Davis's granddaughter that Davis would never have done nude work. He set out to find Renfro and discovered that she was living in California. He subsequently wrote a book, ""The Girl in Alfred Hitchcock's Shower"" (2010), about Renfro's role in ""Psycho"" and the confusion over Davis's death. Renfro married"
"others, such as Stephens, had been members of an acting class with Rosenthal. Shoop played Nurse Karen Bailey, who is scalded to death by Myers in the hospital therapy tub. Featured in the only nude scene in the film, Shoop discussed filming the scene, and recalled getting an ear infection: ""[The water] was cold and dirty. They were playing it off like the water was boiling, but it was absolutely freezing! Leo [Rossi] and I were so cold, our teeth were chattering.!"" Gifford and Alicia played minor supporting roles as head nurse Mrs. Virginia Alves and orderly Janet Marshall. Actor"
"Jessie (Eve Mauro), and is killed in her defense by openly neurotic Margaret (Cordelia Reynolds). Jessie is killed with a nail gun by an unseen assailant when she pokes her head through the small window in the steamroom door; Christopher (Patrick Muldoon) is injured in the hand with a nail as the window is boarded over from outside. Margaret becomes agitated and commits suicide. Grant (Eric Roberts) is bludgeoned by Catherine (Megan Brown) after he accuses her and Christopher of being allies of the perpetrators and repeatedly holds her head underwater. Mancini's call to Pettis' psychiatrist finally brings staff from"
"the murder sequence and its aftermath. In an interview with Roger Ebert and in the book ""Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho"", Leigh stated she was in the scene the entire time and Hitchcock used a stand-in only for the sequence in which Norman wraps Marion's body in a shower curtain and places it in the trunk of her car. The 2010 book ""The Girl in Alfred Hitchcock's Shower"" by Robert Graysmith contradicts this, identifying Marli Renfro as Leigh's body double for some of the shower scene's shots. Graysmith also stated that Hitchcock later acknowledged Renfro's participation in the"
"Marion Crane Marion Crane (known in the original novel as Mary Crane), also under the alias Marie Samuels, is a fictional character created by American author Robert Bloch in his 1959 thriller novel ""Psycho""; portrayed by Janet Leigh in the 1960 version of ""Psycho"" directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She is also portrayed by Anne Heche in the 1998 version of ""Psycho"", and by Rihanna in the television series ""Bates Motel"" (2017). For her performance in ""Psycho"", Leigh was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the Academy Awards and won a Golden Globe Award in the same category. In the film"
"also panned the film and advised any potential viewers to avoid the movie as it was ""the original movie minus all of the good stuff"". Single White Female 2: The Psycho Single White Female 2: The Psycho is a 2005 direct-to-video thriller film and a sequel of the 1992 film ""Single White Female"". Directed by Keith Samples, it stars Kristen Miller, Allison Lange and Brooke Burns. In New York, PR colleagues and roommates Holly Parker (Kristen Miller) and Jan Lambert (Brooke Burns) are disputing a promotion in their agency. The unethical Jan deceives Holly and sends her to Chicago. Meanwhile,"
"(the film) may have been reissued in 1964 as ""Girl Madness"""" The film's total budget was estimated at $34,000. The first scene in the film is the strangulation murder of a woman (played by Lanell Cado) who has just stepped out of a shower, by a man whose face is never shown; it is implied that the killer molests her corpse. The murderer is dressed like Javorsky after the blast, but the murder is never mentioned during the actual film, nor is there any apparent place in the narrative where it could be said to occur. (Javorsky as The Beast"
"Psychosis (film) Psychosis is a 2010 British horror film directed by Reg Traviss and written by Reg Traviss and story by Michael Armstrong. It is a remake of a ""Dreamhouse"" episode from a movie anthology ""Screamtime"". The film was released in the United Kingdom in July 2010 and 11 January 2011 in the United States. The film was budgeted at $1 million. In 1992, a group of young Anarchists seeking to preserve local wildlife are brutally murdered. The killer is later found collapsed by a river due to wounds he had sustained while attempting to kill a lone surviving anarchist."
"I Spit on Your Grave (2010 film) I Spit on Your Grave is a 2010 American rape-and-revenge horror film and a remake of the controversial 1978 cult film ""of the same name"" (originally known as ""Day of the Woman""). It was directed by Steven R. Monroe, and stars Sarah Butler, Chad Lindberg, Daniel Franzese, Rodney Eastman, Jeff Branson, and Andrew Howard. Novelist Jennifer Hills travels from New York City to Louisiana to work on her next book in privacy. When she becomes lost while searching for the cabin she has rented, she stops for gas and to ask for directions."
"a period of weeks. Alfred Hitchcock's cameo is a signature occurrence in most of his films. In ""Psycho"", he can be seen through a window—wearing a Stetson hat—standing outside Marion Crane's office. Wardrobe mistress Rita Riggs has said that Hitchcock chose this scene for his cameo so that he could be in a scene with his daughter (who played one of Marion's colleagues). Others have suggested that he chose this early appearance in the film in order to avoid distracting the audience. The murder of Leigh's character in the shower is the film's pivotal scene and one of the best-known"
"appeared in Francis Ford Coppola's 1962 film ""Tonight for Sure"". During the filming of ""Psycho"", Janet Leigh also had a stand-in to check lighting. Her name was Myra Davis, also known as Myra Jones. In 1988 Davis was raped and murdered by her neighbor and handyman Kenneth Dean Hunt. Possibly due to fascination with the shower scene, sections of the media confused Davis's role and published that she had been Leigh's body double. The BBC went further and not only asserted that Davis was Leigh's body double, but also that Davis was the voice of Norman Bates' mother, although this"
"unmemorable movie. It tried to make references to the original, like one where Perkins cuts his thumb, and the blood going into the drain mimics the blood in the famous shower scene. Way too obvious and pretty obnoxious."" Despite some negative reviews, the film received high Nielson ratings with around 10 million viewers watching the premiere. In 1997, Universal announced that a remake of ""Psycho"" was in production with Gus Van Sant directing. The audio commentary track that accompanies the DVD release of the film, and the ""making-of"" documentary (""Psycho Path"") that the DVD includes, provide numerous details about where"
"include changing Marion's telltale earring found after her death to a scrap of paper that failed to flush down the toilet. This provided some shock effect, since toilets were virtually never seen in American cinema in the 1960s. The location of Arbogast's death was moved from the foyer to the stairwell. Stefano thought this would make it easier to conceal the truth about ""Mother"" without tipping that something was being hidden. As Janet Leigh put it, this gave Hitchcock more options for his camera. Paramount, whose contract guaranteed another film by Hitchcock, did not want Hitchcock to make ""Psycho"". Paramount"
"The famous shower scene took a week to complete and took up a third of Janet Leigh's shooting time. ""Psycho"" was released on June 16, 1960 to mixed critical reception and financial success, making thirty-two million dollars in its theatrical run. The film received four Academy Award nominations. In 1982, author Robert Bloch published his novel ""Psycho II"", which satirized Hollywood slasher films. Upset by this, Universal decided to make their own version that differed from Bloch's work. Originally, the film was intended as a made-for-cable production. Anthony Perkins originally turned down the offer to reprise the role of Norman"
"Psychos in Love Psychos in Love is a 1987 American black comedy horror film, directed by Gorman Bechard. Joe, a bartender, and Kate, a manicurist, meet after trying to find a significant other for a long time. They are both murderers. Before meeting Kate, Joe murdered many women after bringing them to his home. A cannibal plumber, Herman, blackmails the serial killers. Carmine Capobianco said of the script, ""We decided to do something that was totally off the wall, totally fun"". Contrary to previous information contained in this listing, the part of Herman the Plumber was not played by Eric"
"Park, in which it is revealed that the character Alice Ayres (played by Portman in the film) has in fact fabricated her identity based on Alice Ayres's tablet on the Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice, which she sees during her first meeting with Dan Woolf (Jude Law) as, during a walk in Postman's Park at the memorial, he asks her for her name. Leigh Pitt, a print technician from Surrey, had died on 7 June 2007 rescuing nine-year-old Harley Bagnall-Taylor who was drowning in a canal in Thamesmead. His colleague, Jane Michele (now Jane Shaka) approached the Diocese of London to"
"Dr. Levy realized this through his last conversation with Elliott, he called the police on the spot, who then, with his help, did their duty. In a final sequence, Elliott escapes from the asylum and slashes Liz's throat in a bloody act of vengeance. She wakes up screaming, Peter rushing to her side, realizing that it was just a dream. The nude body in the opening scene, taking place in a shower, was not that of Angie Dickinson, but of 1977 ""Penthouse"" Pet of the Year model Victoria Lynn Johnson. De Palma originally wanted Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann to play"
"gone. The only evidence left is Emily's body, but the agents instead find sand bags in her coffin along with Scully's cross necklace, which she had previously given to Emily. The young actress who had originally been cast to play Emily had severe nosocomephobia, which necessitated the show's producers recasting the role and reshooting all footage featuring Emily in the previous episode ""Christmas Carol"". Director Kim Manners recalls, ""I called Bob Goodwin and said, 'We're dead in the water here, pal. This little actress is not cooperating at all'. We recast that role and started up again the next day."""